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How does the Triune Brain come into human ethology?
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Reptilian brain--fixed action patterns
Paleomammalian--involved in emotions parental care, separation calls, and play Neomammalian--suppression/regulation of fixed action patterns |
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What did experiments with the hamster reveal about behavior patterns?
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-Removing neocortex does not impair instinctive behaviors: sex, food getting, fighting, parental care, play
-Removal of limbic system: damages maternal behavior and play, leaves others intact |
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Who was Irenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt?
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Austrian ethologist--filmed naturalistc behaviors of humans (with the reflex lense)
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What is the human greeting response?
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A friend is seen and recognized, a smile occurs, and a brief eyebrow-flash follows
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What does the eyebrow flash demonstrate?
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social contact readiness
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What are the two types of smiles?
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-Natural (Duchenne): lip corners pulled up (zygomatic major), muscles arond the eye contract (obicularis oculi, pars lateralis), associated with enjoyment
-Intentional: lip corners pulled up (zygomatic major), false/masking smiles |
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What did the studies on brain damaged patients reveal regarding smiles?
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Parkinson's patients (damage to basal ganglia) -- impaired natural smiling but preserved intentional smiling
-Natural (Duchenne) smiles mediated by reptilian brain |
Cortical brain damage -- impaired intentional smiling but preserve d natural smiling
-Intentional smiles mediated by neomammalian brain |
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How are infants/children designed to release parent care?
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Crying-releases helping behavior
Appearance (large heads, protruding foreheads, large eyes, high brows, small lower faces, short/stubby limbs) Smiling-releases friendly attraction & rewards the mother |
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